Monday, September 23, 2013

The Steel Drum Ensembles of both Seminole Springs Elementary School and Eustis Middle Schools will be performing with the University of Florida Steel Drum Band

On November 19th,
the Steel Drum Ensembles of both Seminole Springs Elementary School and
Eustis Middle School, under the Direction of Ed Anderson and Gerry
Ricke, will be performing with the University of Florida Steel Drum
Band on their Winter Concert at the University of Florida. The Concert
will be held at the University Concert Hall on the Campus of UF, MUB
701, at7:30 p.m.
We would like to invite you to join us for this experience. We are
looking forward to bringing the excellence of Lake County Music to the
University of Florida and getting the opportunity to see a performance
by the Sunshine State Steelers.

Why
would a student want to participate in The Steel Drum Ensemble at The
Eustis Middle School? It does require extra practice times. The children
practice before and after school on certain days of the week. This
practice takes time out of the lives of the children who participate. It
is the benefits the entire community. For a campus map please go to http://campusmap.ufl.edu or call (352) 392-3261.

Playing
Steel Drums have many positive benefits for children, including
enhanced academic performance, social skills, mental and emotional
health.

The
hands-on interaction the children get with drums and percussion
instruments is something they’ll never forget and it can only broaden
their awareness of other cultures in the world.

Studies have shown that drumming:

Improves your child’s overall scholastic performance.

Shows that children actively engaged in an arts education are likely to have higher academic test scores.